PYLE Audio PLTTB3U User Manual

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changing the pitch. This will change

the length of the selection.

Compressor - compresses the

dynamic range of the selection so

that the loud parts are softer while

keeping the volume of the soft parts

the same. You can optionally

normalise the recording afterwards,

resulting in the entire piece having

higher perceived volume.

Echo - very simple effect that

repeats the selection with a decay,

sounding like a series of echos.

This effect does not change the

length of the selection, so you may

want to add silence to the end of

the track before applying it (using

the Generate Menu).

Equalization - Boost or reduce

arbitrary frequencies. You can

select one of a number of different

curves designed to equalize the

sound of some popular record

manufacturers, or draw your own

curve.

Fade In - fades the selection in

linearly

Fade Out - fades the selection out

linearly

FFT Filter - similar to Equalization,

lets you enhance or reduce arbitrary

frequencies. The curve here uses a

linear scale for frequency.

Invert - Flips the waveform

vertically, the same as a phase

inversion in the analogue domain.

Noise Removal - This effect lets

you clean up noise from a recording.

First, select a small piece of audio

that is silent except for the noise,

select "Noise Removal", and click

on the "Get Noise Profile" button.

Then select all of the audio you

want filtered select "Noise

Removal" again, and click the

"Remove Noise" button. You can

experiment with the slider to try to

remove more or less noise. It is

normal for Noise Removal to result

in some distortion. It works best

when the audio signal is much

louder than the noise.

Normalize - allows you to correct

for DC offset (a vertical

displacement of the track) and/or

amplify such that the maximum

amplitude is a fixed amount, -3 dB.

It's useful to normalize all of your

tracks before mixing. If you have a

lot of tracks, you may then need to

use the track gain sliders to turn

some down.

Nyquist Prompt - for advanced

users only. Allows you to express

arbitrary transormations using a

powerful functional programming

language. See the Nyquist section

of the Audacity website for more

information.

Phaser - the name "Phaser" comes

from "Phase Shifter", because it

works by combining phase-shifted

signals with the original signal. The

movement of the phase-shifted

signals is controlled using a Low

Frequency Oscillator (LFO).

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